The written examinations will have two papers to be held on single day in two shifts:

Paper

Subject

Marks

Duration

Time

Paper-I

Part A

General English

100

2 hours

10.00 AM to 2.00 Noon

Part B

General Awareness

100

Total

200

Paper -II

Arithmetic

100

2 Hours

2.00 PM to 4.00 PM

Personality Test/Interview (100 Marks)

1. The interview/personality test is structured in such a manner that the candidates' interests, knowledge, various traits, aptitude, suitability etc. are probed among other things, through academic qualifications, experience, extra-curricular activities, general awareness/knowledge, depth of knowledge of the subjects studied (10+2 onwards), communicative skills and over-all personality etc.

2. Candidates called for interview/personality test have the option to converse either in Hindi or English language during the interview process.

NOTES:

1. Paper I will be Objective Type Multiple Choice; and Paper II will be of conventional type.

2. Candidates have the option to answer Paper II either in Hindi or in English language.

3. Both the Papers I (Part B) & II will be in bilingual form (English & Hindi).

4. Commission will have full discretion to fix minimum qualifying marks in any of these paper or both the papers separately.

5. Paper II (Conventional Type) will be evaluated in respect of only those candidates who qualify in Paper I at the standard which may be decided by the Commission at its discretion.

6. Only those candidates who secure the minimum qualifying marks (as may be fixed by the Commission at its discretion) in the written examination would be eligible to be called for interview/personality test.

Syllabus for SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam

Paper-I: (Objective Type Multiple Choice)

Part-A (English Language)

Questions in this component will be designed to test the Candidate's understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on:

Error recognition

fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc.)

Vocabulary

Spellings

Grammar

Sentence Structure

Synonyms

Antonyms

Sentence Completion

Phrases and Idiomatic use of words, etc

Comprehension Passages.

The standard of questions will be only of the 10+2 level.

Part-B (General Awareness)

Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate's General Awareness of the environment around him and its application to the society.

Current Events (Matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person)

Sports

History

Culture

Geography

Economic Scene

General polity

Indian Constitution

Scientific Research etc.

These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.